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cucinare

to cook

verb Word 749 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate cucinare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io cucino I cook / I am cooking
tu cucini you cook / you are cooking
lui/lei cucina he/she cooks / he/she is cooking
noi cuciniamo we cook / we are cooking
voi cucinate you all cook / you all are cooking
loro cucinano they cook / they are cooking

Imperfect

io cucinavo I was cooking / I used to cook
tu cucinavi you were cooking / you used to cook
lui/lei cucinava he/she was cooking / he/she used to cook
noi cucinavamo we were cooking / we used to cook
voi cucinavate you all were cooking / you all used to cook
loro cucinavano they were cooking / they used to cook

Future

io cucinerò I will cook
tu cucinerai you will cook
lui/lei cucinerà he/she will cook
noi cucineremo we will cook
voi cucinerete you all will cook
loro cucineranno they will cook

Passato prossimo

io ho cucinato I cooked / I have cooked
tu hai cucinato you cooked / you have cooked
lui/lei ha cucinato he/she cooked / he/she has cooked
noi abbiamo cucinato we cooked / we have cooked
voi avete cucinato you all cooked / you all have cooked
loro hanno cucinato they cooked / they have cooked

In a sentence

Stasera cucino io, tu pensa ai piatti.

Tonight I'll cook, you take care of the dishes.

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